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Steven Mehrdad Beitashour ( ; fa, استیون مهرداد بیت‌آشور , ; born February 1, 1987) is a professional
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player who currently plays as a
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for
Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, lat ...
. Born in the United States, he represented the Iran national team.


Background

Steven Beitashour was born to Edward and Pari Beitashour in
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. He has an older brother, Tony, and two sisters, Tina and Stephanie. His parents are both from Iran and moved to the United States in the 1960s. His father, an
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, played soccer for
San Francisco State University San Francisco State University (commonly referred to as San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a public research university in San Francisco. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers 118 different ...
before working for
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. Beitashour is of
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descent from his father's side and
Shia Muslim Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most ...
Persian descent from his mother's side, enjoying support from both communities in the United States. He has
Iranian-American Iranian Americans are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry or who hold Iranian citizenship. Iranian Americans are among the most highly educated people in the United States. They have historically excelled in busine ...
dual citizenship, and is married to his wife named Karlie. The couple announced the birth of their son Brayden on February 1, 2019, and their son Zayne in May 2022.


Club career


College and amateur

Beitashour graduated from Leland High School in 2005 where his number 3 jersey was later retired, becoming only the second Leland athlete after Pat Tillman to have a jersey retired. Steven was the
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of his high school's
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and was their leading goalscorer his junior and senior years in the number 10 role. He was a four-year letter-winner and was a two-time offensive player of the year before being a divisional first-team selection. In his graduating year at Leland, Beitashour received the inaugural Pat Tillman Award, given to a
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student for outstanding achievements in both athletics and academics. He went on to play four years of
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at
San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...
after receiving a
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, redshirting his freshman season. He
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in
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with a minor in
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at
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, choosing it over several schools including
San Jose State University San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) ...
,
University of California, Santa Cruz The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California system. Located on Monterey Bay, on the ed ...
and
Notre Dame de Namur University Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) is a private Catholic university in Belmont, California. It is the third oldest college in California and the first college in the state authorized to grant the baccalaureate degree to women. In 2021, the ...
. Coach Lev Kirshner moved Beitashour to the
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position in order to utilize his quick speed and one-on-one defending abilities. In his senior year at
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, Steven earned an all-Pac-10 honorable mention. During his late college years, Beitashour also played for the
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in the
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. He graduated from San Diego State in December 2009.


Professional


San Jose Earthquakes

Beitashour was drafted in the second round (30th overall) of the
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by the
San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchise ...
, the local team that he supported as a young
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, becoming the second Iranian (after
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) to play for the Earthquakes. He made his professional debut on April 10, 2010 in a 2–1 win against the Chicago Fire, and scored his first professional goal on April 24, 2010 against
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. Beitashour was selected for the 2012 MLS All-Star Game and played the full 90 minutes against Chelsea in the 3–2 win. The Earthquakes won the 2012 MLS Supporters' Shield with Beitashour starting in all 33 of his regular season appearances and leading the league with 110
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that season. Following the Supporters' Shield title, Beitashour featured for the Earthquakes in the
2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League The 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 49th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of Nor ...
. He provided 16 assists in his last 3 years with the Earthquakes, more than any other MLS defender during the same time period.


Vancouver Whitecaps FC

The
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acquired Beitashour for an undisclosed amount on January 27, 2014. On March 8, Beitashour played his first match for the Whitecaps in their season opener against the
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, providing a secondary assist to Kenny Miller in their 4–1 win. Beitashour was named in the MLS team of the week after his performance against the
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on April 19. On April 26, he provided a game-tying assist to Sebastián Fernández in the last minute of the match against
Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake, often shortened to RSL, is an American professional soccer franchise based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Western Conference. RSL began play in 20 ...
. Beitashour was nominated for the
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against
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. On September 27, he provided a game-winning assist to
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in a 2–1 win against
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. On October 10, the Whitecaps won the 2014 Cascadia Cup with a 1–0 win at the
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. The Whitecaps also qualified for the
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as the best Canadian team of the
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. Prior to the start of the
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, Beitashour was the Whitecaps' players union representative. On March 14, 2015 in the second game of the Whitecaps' 2015 season, Beitashour provided an assist to
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during the 86th minute in a 1–0 win over the Chicago Fire. On July 29, 2015, Beitashour and his Whitecaps teammates attended a
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event for children in
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. On August 26, 2015, the Whitecaps won the
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to qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.


Toronto FC

Beitashour was traded to
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during the 2015–16 off-season for TFC's second round selection in the
2016 MLS SuperDraft The 2016 MLS SuperDraft was the seventeenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held each year in conjunction with the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention. The 2016 convention was held in B ...
. He made his debut for Toronto FC in a 2–0 win over the New York Red Bulls on March 6, 2016. On November 30, 2016, Beitashour provided an assist to
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to clinch the Eastern Conference title during the
2016 MLS Cup Playoffs The 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs (branded as the 2016 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for sponsorship reasons) began on October 26, and ended on December 10 with MLS Cup 2016, the 21st league championship match for MLS. This was the 21st version of the MLS Cup ...
. On October 22, 2017, Toronto FC won the
Supporters' Shield The Supporters' Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system. The Supporters' Shield has been annually awarded at the MLS Supporters' Summit since ...
, breaking the MLS record for the most points in a single season. On December 9, 2017, Beitashour won the 2017 MLS Cup with Toronto FC for the first time in the club's history, becoming the first MLS team to complete a domestic treble.


Los Angeles FC

In January 2018, Beitashour signed with
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for their inaugural season. He provided two assists in their second match before providing another one in their following match to Carlos Vela in the first El Tráfico derby. He scored his first goal for LAFC on May 5, 2018 against
FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise began play in 1996 as a charter club of the le ...
. He scored his second goal for the club on June 9, 2018 against his hometown club, the
San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchise ...
. In October 2018, LAFC unveiled a
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T-shirt in honor of Beitashour. In September 2019, Beitashour and LAFC won the club's first major trophy with the
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.


Colorado Rapids

On September 19, 2020, Beitashour signed a one-year deal with
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as a
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. In December 2020, Beitashour signed a one-year contract extension with the Rapids ahead of the
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. He made his club debut on July 21, 2021 in a league match against
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. Beitashour re-signed with the Rapids on January 7, 2022 for the
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. On November 10, 2022, his contract option was declined by Colorado. On December 13, 2022, the Colorado Rapids re-signed Beitashour for the
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.


International career


Eligibility

Since Beitashour has Iranian Citizenship through ''
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'' principles, he is eligible to play for
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. Beitashour was born in the United States and is an
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; he thus had the choice of either playing for Iran or the
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. When asked about his choice in a 2012 interview, he stated: Iran national team coach
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began to recruit eligible players from the
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United States

Beitashour was called up for an international friendly by the United States national football team against
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on August 15, 2012; however, he was an unused substitute. Coach
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later explained about his "surprise callup":


Iran

On October 5, 2013, Beitashour was called up to the
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by
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to be part of the preliminary 27-man squad for a
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match against
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. It was initially unclear whether Beitashour would accept the invitation. Two days later, it was confirmed that Beitashour had accepted the call-up and would join the squad in time for the match on October 15. He made his debut in Iran's 2–1 win over
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, coming on as a sub for Mahini in the 76th minute. His first assist came to striker Ghoochannejhad against
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in the away leg on November 15, helping to seal their place in the
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. On June 1, 2014, Beitashour was named to Iran's
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squad. He was an unused substitute in all three matches and was not called into Iran's squad for the
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. In May 2018, Beitashour was included in Iran's 35-man preliminary squad for the
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but was not chosen for the final 23.


Style of play

Beitashour has been praised for his
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and his ability to get around defenders.


Outside football


Sponsorship

Beitashour is outfitted by sportswear manufacturer
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.


Career statistics


College


Senior


Club

*1.Includes
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and
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. *2.Includes
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.


Honors

San Jose Earthquakes *
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Toronto FC *
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* Eastern Conference Winners (Playoffs):
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Los Angeles FC *
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Individual *
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Videos and Highlights of Steven Beitashour

USMNT or Iran, A player with options – Power 5 Klinsmann's Radar
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Inside: Steven Beitashour 4–15–12
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Steven Beitashour High School highlights
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beitashour, Steven 1987 births Living people Soccer players from San Jose, California Iranian footballers Iran international footballers American soccer players San Diego State Aztecs men's soccer players San Jose Frogs players San Jose Earthquakes players Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Toronto FC players Los Angeles FC players Colorado Rapids players Colorado Rapids 2 players USL League Two players Major League Soccer players MLS Next Pro players American people of Iranian-Assyrian descent Iranian Assyrian people Leland High School (San Jose, California) alumni Major League Soccer All-Stars San Jose Earthquakes draft picks American people of Iranian descent 2014 FIFA World Cup players San Diego State University alumni Association football fullbacks Iranian people of Assyrian descent Sportspeople of Iranian descent Assyrian footballers